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3/16/10
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Metallic glasses are emerging as potentially useful materials at the frontier of materials science research. They combine the advantages and avoid many of the problems of normal metals and glasses, two classes of materials with a very wide range of applications.
Mar 15 | News
Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel. Now scientists at MIT have unraveled some of their deepest secrets in research that could lead the way to the creation of synthetic materials that duplicate, or even exceed, the extraordinary properties of natural silk.
Mar 8 | News
Most polymers—materials made of long, chain-like molecules—are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator.
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In December 2009 Uhde and its subsidiary, Uhde Corporation of America in Bridgeville, USA, signed a global hydrogen alliance agreement with the American company, Praxair, which is headquartered in Ton...
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Worldwide industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today that its Harsco Metals business group has been awarded a new environmental services contract...
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Over the past few years, an impressive new skyscraper has been erected in Manhattan, the heart of New York City. The facade of the 228 meter tall building features stainless steel supplied by ThyssenK...
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Karl A. Gschneidner Jr., a senior metallurgist at Ames Lab, spoke before a House Subcommittee this week, cautioning them that rare-earth R&D in America is “virtually zero”. He went on to say that expertise in rare-earth alloying is crucial to economic performance and that the U.S. has given up much ground to other countries in this area.
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The Baycusan C product line satisfies the key requirements that the cosmetics industry places on "green" raw materials. For example, these ultrapure synthetic polyurethane dispersions, developed by Ba...
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Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Genovique Specialties Corporation, a leading global producer of specialty plasticizers, ...
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Graphene - carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick - now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research* at the National Institute of Standards and ...
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Eastman Chemical Co. on Wednesday said it will buy chemical maker Genovique Specialties Corp. in a move to expand its position in the specialty plasticizers market.Genovique makes plasticizers, benzoic acid and sodium benzoate. Plasticizers increase the flexibility of a variety of materials....
6 hours ago | News
With inspiration from a semi-tropical frog that makes its own long-lived foam, engineers from the University of Cincinnati have blended plant, bacterial, frog and fungal enzymes to create foam that captures energy, converts to sugar, and removes excess carbon dioxide from the air.
8 hours ago | News
Researchers at the Univ. of Rochester's Institute of Optics have discovered a way to make liquid flow vertically upward along a silicon surface, overcoming the pull of gravity, without pumps or other mechanical devices.